Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Treatment in Pune
A urinary tract infection or UTI is the most common disease which is caused due to bacteria or microbes. It occurs when a bacteria enters your urine and makes its way up through the bladder. UTI can occur in any part of the urinary tract which includes your kidneys, bladder, urethra, and ureters. UTIs in the upper tract are less common but it’s more severe.
Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Symptoms
Urinary tract infection rarely shows any signs or symptoms. Different symptoms appear for both the upper tract UTI and lower tract UTI.
Symptoms of UTI for the lower tract which affects the bladder and urethra are:
● Urine with a strong smell
● Frequent urination in less time span
● Burning sensation while urinating
● Urine with blood
● Cloudy urine
● Dark-colored urine, more like tea or cola
● Rectal pain for men
● Pelvic pain for women
Symptoms of UTI for the upper tract which affects the kidneys are:
● Fever and chills
● Vomiting
● Nausea
● Severe pain in the upper back and sides
Consult a UTI specialist as soon as any of the mentioned symptoms appear.
Treatment for Urinary Tract Infection in Pune
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Diagnosis before treatment
The infection is diagnosed through some of the tests such as
Urine Sample: The doctor takes your urine sample and analyses it in the lab to check
for the presence of any bacteria.
Growing the bacteria in the lab: This test is done to check the bacteria which is causing the infection and find out the effective medication for it.
Urinary tract images: In case of frequent infections, the images of your urinary tract is taken via ultrasound, CT scan, or MRI.
Checking the inside of the bladder: For patients with recurrent UTIs, cystoscopy is performed. It is done to check the inside of your bladder and urethra using a thin tube with a lens.
Treatment through antibiotics
Urinary Tract Infection Specialist says UTIs are treated differently based on its cause. The ones that are caused due to bacteria are treated using antibiotics. However, if the UTI is caused due to fungi or viruses then other medications like antivirals and antifungals are used to treat it.
A simple UTI that does not have major complications is usually treated with a dose of
antibiotics for a few days. It again depends on which part of the tract is infected.
● To treat lower tract UTI, oral antibiotics are given.
● To treat upper tract UTI, intravenous antibiotics are given.
Usually, antibiotics such as Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole, Fosfomycin (Monurol), Nitrofurantoin (Macrodantin, Macrobid), Cephalexin (Keflex), and Ceftriaxone are recommended.
Treatment using home remedies
While it’s crucial to take medications to treat UTI, you can further speed up the process by taking extra care at home.
Drinking more water helps to get rid of the infection faster. Also, cranberries or cranberry juice is recommended to prevent UTI.
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FAQ’s
Medical science has advanced considerably particularly in the last decade. These advances have greatly improved our understanding of the course of the stone disease and the management of this ailment has undergone revolutionary changes. This knowledge has further been helpful in the prevention and treatment of stone disease.
Various factors play a role in the formation of kidney stones in a susceptible individual. These factors are diet, water intake, urinary output, climate, occupation, and heredity, radical, and family background.
- Diet- Ingestion of excessive amounts of calcium, oxalates, purines (uric acid), phosphates, and other elements often results in excessive excretion of these components in the urine. The stone formation can be precipitated by a high intake of calcium in the form of milk, ice creams, cheese, chocolates, cocoa, calcium-containing drugs, or vitamin D.
- Water Intake and Urinary Output- It has been well established that increased water intake and increased urinary output decrease the incidence of urinary stones in patients predisposed to the disease.
- Climate- High environmental temperature increases sweating, which may result in increased concentration of urine. This hyper concentration may contribute to stone formation.
- Occupation- The stone disease is more likely to be found in individuals with sedentary occupations like professionals and managerial class rather than unskilled and partly skilled laborers.
- Genetic Disorders- Like Gout, Cystinuria, primary Oxaluria, metabolic disorders like a bowl, endocrine, and kidney problems that increase blood and urine calcium and oxalates can promote the tendency for stone formation. Other rarer conditions like rickets, hyperparathyroidism, and demineralization of bone may lead to stone formation.
- Obstruction and Infection- Due to stricture or enlarged prostate may cause stagnation of urine leading to stone formation. Chronic infection in the kidney may also allow stone formation around the debris in the urine.
In stone belts, where the disease is endemic, it is the hot dry climate and the high content of calcium in the hard water and in the food grown in the soil that leads to stone formation. In areas where this disease is not endemic, in most cases, no cause can be detected and it may be the tendency of the kidneys in the individual to form urine of high calcium or urate content. In some, it may be due to a period of negligence in the intake of adequate fluids worsened by excessive sweating.
Stones form due to many reasons
Common causes of the stone formation are:
- Supersaturation of urine decreases intakes of water and or hot environmental conditions where there is the loss of body fluid in the atmosphere by perspiration, and in breathing.
- Urine infection where crystals deposit themselves on and around the infection-causing organism and the stone grows over the period in the supersaturated urine.
- Diet rich in oxalates, Uric acid, can increase the incidence of stone formation.
- Functional or structural obstruction of the urinary system can precipitate the stone formation. Like Pelviureteric junction obstruction, Ectopic kidney, Horseshoe kidney.
The presentation of symptoms depends upon the location, size, and shape of the stone. Many times they are symptom-free. They are called silent stones. Common symptoms are as follows:
- Sudden, severe pain- starting in the flanks and moving towards groins. Typically, described as ureteric colic and loin to groin pain
- Nausea and Vomiting.
- Blood in Urine.
- Increased Urinary frequency.
- Burning sensation on passing urine.
- Infection in Urine.
- People who tend to form stones have certain factors in common.
- Those who stay in the hot environmental condition, such as tropical areas.
- Positive family history of the stone disease in first blood relation.
- Decreases fluid intake, which reduces urine output, and forms supersaturated urine.
Yes. Water helps in flushing out the stones. But fortunately, not all stones, stones which are in the size range of 3-6 mm can be passed out with the increased intake of the water
If you find a stone, bring it to your doctor for analysis. The type of stone you have will determine the diet and prevention program your doctor recommends. You may need additional tests and X-rays in the future to ensure that new stones do not form.